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Delhi seeks reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as police commissioner

Delhi seeks reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as police commissioner
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
Edited by Siddhant Pandey
Jul 29, 2021, 09:33 pm 3 min read
Delhi seeks reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as police commissioner
Rakesh Asthana was appointed Delhi Police Commissioner on Tuesday, three days prior to his retirement.

The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanding the reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner. The resolution expressed apprehension that Asthana will be used by the central government to "create a reign of terror" against the Opposition. It directed the Delhi government to urge the Home Ministry to withdraw Asthana's appointment and start the process afresh. Here are more details.

Resolution
What did Delhi government say in its resolution?

The resolution—tabled by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjeev Jha—questioned the Centre over its decision to appoint Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner, given his controversial track record. "It is beyond any reasonable understanding as to why a controversial officer who was removed by this central government from the post of Special Director CBI in October 2018...is being imposed on Delhi Police," it read.

AAP
Asthana's appointment violates SC judgment: AAP

In the Assembly, AAP MLAs criticized Asthana's appointment, arguing that the move violates the Supreme Court ruling in the Prakash Singh case. The judgment said only those officers with at least six months of service left before retirement should be considered for the post of Director General of Police (police head in most states). Asthana was appointed on Tuesday, three days before his retirement.

Quote
Demotion for officer also violative of SC judgment: AAP

AAP MLA Bhupinder Singh said, "If the Centre does not consider the post of DGP as equivalent to Commissioner of Delhi Police, then it is a demotion for Asthana, as he has already served as DG, BSF." The demotion would also violate the SC order.

Congress
'What does Asthana have against Modi, Shah?' asks Congress

Meanwhile, Congress leader Pawan Khera also raised questions about Asthana's appointment on Wednesday. "What does Asthana have against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah?" Khera asked, "What do they fear?" "His appointment coming after his name was revealed among the list of those snooped upon using NSO's Pegasus begs us to ask the question: Is there some quid pro quo?"

Allegations
Asthana's appointment insult to AGMUT cadre: AAP MLA

In fact, the Delhi Commissioner's post belongs to the AMGUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre of the Indian Police Service. However, Asthana is a 1984-batch officer of the Gujarat cadre. To become the Delhi Police Commissioner, Asthana got an "inter cadre deputation" to AMGUT. AAP's Jha termed it an "insult to AMGUT" for overlooking its officers with decades of experience.

BJP
BJP opposes resolution citing Asthana's credentials

However, BJP's Leader of Opposition, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, opposed the resolution, citing Asthana's achievements and credibility as a police officer. Bidhuri said that Asthana had received Police Medal during the Congress regime. He said Asthana had investigated the 2002 Godhra massacre along with cases of corruption against senior government officials. He also probed the drugs case tied to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

Information
Asthana was given clean-chit in CBI controversy

In 2018, Asthana was embroiled in a major feud with the then CBI chief Alok Verma over bribery allegations. However, last March, a Special CBI Court accepted the charge sheet giving a clean chit to him.

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky
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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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